CVE-2016-8687 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in libarchive via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-8687?
CVE-2016-8687 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libarchive Libarchive, published on 15 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the safe_fprintf function in tar/util.c in libarchive 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted non-printable multibyte character in a filename.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8687?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libarchive Libarchive, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8687?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8687 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8687 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libarchive Libarchive
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8687, GHSA-c42q-jv3x-rq38, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8687.